Bing Keong Li1, Ewald Weber1, Fabian Bartel1, Dru Morris2, Craig Engstrom1, Adnan Trakic1, Hua Wang1, Ben Kelley2, Stuart Crozier1
1School of ITEE, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; 2X Radiology Australia, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
A prototype 3-element open phased array knee coil for dynamic musculoskeletal (MSK) MR imaging of the knee was constructed and tested in a 1.5T Siemens Espree system. The acquired MR images of the knee joint, flexed to a variety of angles and also at the normal relaxed position, show that the open design concept is feasible and can facilitate diagnostic and functional assessment of knee injuries and pathology.